Authority Monitoring Report 2012/13

Ipswich Local Plan

Authority Monitoring Report 9, 2012/13 June 2014

Development and Public Protection Ipswich Borough Council Grafton House, Russell Road Ipswich IP1 2DE (01473) 432019

Email: [email protected]

website: www.ipswich.gov.uk

1 of 67 AUTHORITY MONITORING REPORT

Contents 2

Executive Summary 3

Chapter 1: Introduction 6

Chapter 2: Objectives 8

Objective 1 – High Standards of Design 8

Objective 2 – Carbon Emissions 10

Objective 3 – Housing Completions and Employment Provision 12

Objective 4 – IP–One Development 17

Objective 5 – Strategic Facilities 19

Objective 6 – Accessibility 21

Objective 7 – Flood Protection 22

Objective 8 – Protection of Open Spaces 23

Objective 9 – Community Infrastructure 24

Objective 10 – Deprivation 25

Objective 11 – A Safe and Cohesive Town 26

Objective 12 – Ipswich Policy Area 28

Chapter 3: Central Government Mandatory Monitoring Requirements 29

Chapter 4: Conclusions 35

Appendices 37

Web links 64

Glossary 66

2 of 67 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Local Development Scheme

The Council’s local development scheme (LDS) sets out the timetable of the planning documents the Council intends to produce over a three-year period. The most recent update was in July 2013. Although outside of the monitoring period, this AMR gives an up-to-date position as at March 2014, against the 2013 LDS. The purpose of this section is to highlight the Council’s performance against the most recent LDS and to make recommendations as to whether the LDS needs to be further updated. The plan preparation has taken longer than expected in the 2012 LDS, which was the reason why the LDS was updated in 2013. However, the Council continues to prepare the documents proposed in the LDS following the adoption of the Core Strategy and Policies development in December 2011. These documents are summarised below and also see Chapter 2.

Review of the Core Strategy and Policies and the Site Allocations and Policies (Incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) development plan documents (DPD) Preparation of these documents commenced in July 2012 for the Site Allocations plan and October 2012 for the Core Strategy focused review. The 2013 LDS set out Regulation 18 public consultation on a draft plan in September and October 2013, with public consultation on a proposed submission version in February and March 2014.

Regulation 18 public consultation was undertaken between January and March 2014 alongside the preferred options Ipswich Garden Suburb supplementary planning document (SPD). Reasons for the delay include the preparation of the key evidence base documents such as the population and household modelling, a town centre opportunity areas appraisal, and sustainability appraisal.

The Council is currently reviewing the numerous consultation responses received and will shortly prepare revised versions of the two plans ready for Regulation 19 consultation on proposed submission plans anticipated in October and November 2014. Submission to the Secretary of State is planned for March 2015 with an examination in public likely in June 2015. Adoption would be October 2015.

Ipswich Garden Suburb SPD Preparation of this document commenced in February 2012. The 2013 LDS set out consultation on the preferred options document in September and October 2013 with adoption in February 2014.

Public consultation occurred alongside the development plan documents mentioned above and interim adoption of the SPD is planned in summer 2014, with full adoption when the Core Strategy focused review is adopted.

Development and Flood Risk SPD (adopted September 2013) Preparation of this document commenced in May 2012. The 2013 LDS set out adoption in September 2013 and this was met.

Local List (Buildings of Townscape Interest) SPD (adopted September 2013) The preparation of this document commenced in January 2012. The 2013 LDS set out adoption in July 2013 however this document was adopted in September 2013 at the same time as the Development and Flood Risk SPD due to the availability of a council meeting.

3 of 67 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule The preparation of this document commenced in June 2012. The 2013 LDS set out public consultation on a preliminary draft charging schedule in December 2013 and January 2014. This was met. A further consultation was planned for May and June 2014 on the draft charging schedule. This is planned to be undertaken in October and November 2014 now alongside the Core Strategy focused review as whole plan viability affects the level of CIL that can be charged.

Statement of Community Involvement Review (adopted March 2014) The preparation of this document commenced in May 2012. The 2013 LDS set out public consultation in July and August 2013 and adoption in December 2013. Public consultation was undertaken between July and September 2013 allowing extra-time for the holiday period, and the document was adopted in March 2014.

Urban Characterisation Study SPD The preparation of this document commenced in January 2013. The 2013 LDS sets out public consultation on this document in May and June 2014. This document is now being produced in two parts due to the scale of the document, which covers eight character areas. Public consultation is now planned for September and October 2014.

Public Open Space SPD The preparation of this document commenced in September 2013. The 2013 LDS sets out public consultation on this document in May and June 2014. The document is currently being prepared and public consultation is now planned for October and November 2014.

Space and Design Guidelines SPD The preparation of this document commenced in September 2013. The 2013 LDS sets out public consultation on this document in May and June 2014. The document is currently being prepared and public consultation is now planned for October and November 2014.

Policy Implementation

The Council’s adopted Core Strategy and Development Management Policies development plan document (December 2011) is the document against which policy implementation has been assessed. This is undertaken by reviewing the use of policies in planning application decisions on those planning applications considered by the Council’s Planning and Development Committee.

The core strategy policies, of which there are 20, were used 170 times with the most significant ones being policy CS4: ‘Protecting our Assets’ (used 86 times), policy CS1: ‘Sustainable Development – Climate Change’ (used 29 times) and policy CS2: ‘The Location and Nature of Development’ (used 16 times).

Those core strategy policies under-used were policy CS11: ‘Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation’, policy CS17: ‘Delivering Infrastructure’, policy CS18: ‘Strategic Flood Defence’, policy CS19: ‘Provision of Health Services’ and policy CS20: ‘Key Transport Proposals’. These policies are strategic in nature and are still required throughout the life of the plan.

The development management policies, of which there are 32, were used 1,613 times with the most significant ones being policy DM5: ‘Urban Design Quality’ (used 402 times), policy DM12: ‘Extensions to Dwellinghouses and the Provision of Ancillary Buildings’ (used 295 times), policy DM26: ‘Protection of Amenity’ (used 171 times), policy DM10: ‘Protection of Trees and Hedgerows’ (used 138 times) and policy DM17: ‘Transport and Access in New Developments’ (used 109 times).

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The only policy not used was DM6: ‘Tall Buildings’ as no planning applications were received during the monitoring period that would have been subject to this policy. However the policy is still an important means of assessing the proposed location of tall buildings and the context in which they will be seen.

Chapter 3 provides more detail on policy implementation.

Housing Completions and Housing Land Supply

Housing Completions 96 dwellings (net) were completed between 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2013, 7 of which were affordable housing completions (7.3%). 59 of these dwellings were on previously developed land (61.5%) and 17 were within the central IP-One area (17.7%). Gross housing completions (before calculating those dwellings lost) were 111.

The number of housing completions has fallen from a peak in 2007/08 as a result of the recession and lower demand for flats in this period. Completions for 2012/13 were at the lowest level in Ipswich since 1998/99 when 60 dwellings were completed. Affordable housing completions vary from year to year influenced by the availability of funding available and Ipswich Borough Council has commenced a programme of affordable house building across the borough with 108 dwellings to be built on a site at Bader Close in east Ipswich in addition to 7 dwellings completed on Coltsfoot Road and Whitton Church Lane.

Housing Supply (5 year and 15 year) – adopted Core Strategy (2011) The Council is required by the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to boost the supply of housing to meet the objectively assessed housing needs for market and affordable housing in the housing market area. Ipswich Borough Council’s area is within the Ipswich housing market area identified in the strategic housing market assessment in August 2012.

The housing requirement for Ipswich is identified in the adopted Core Strategy as 700 dwellings per annum between 2001 and 2027. Between April 2001 and March 2011, 6,903 dwellings were completed in Ipswich leaving a shortfall of 97 dwellings. Between April 2011 and March 2013, 379 dwellings were completed, which has resulted in a shortfall of 1,021 dwellings. Therefore there is a total shortfall of 1,118 dwellings to be added to the fifteen year housing requirement for the period April 2014 to March 2029.

The NPPF also requires an additional 5% supply to be added to the requirement plus any shortfall. The five-year requirement therefore is 3,500 dwellings + 1,118 dwellings / 15 = 74.5 dwellings per year x 5 = 373 dwellings + 5%, which is 194 dwellings, totalling 4,067 dwellings. The identified supply as shown in the Council’s housing trajectory for five years between April 2014 and March 2019 is 3,729 dwellings, which equates to a 4.5 year supply. It is expected that the supply in Ipswich will exceed the annual requirement of 700 dwellings in 2016/17.

The fifteen year requirement (which also includes the next monitoring period) identified in the Core Strategy is 700 dwellings x 16 + the shortfall of 97 dwellings between 2001 and 2011. This totals 11,297 dwellings for the period April 2013 to March 2029. The supply identified in the housing trajectory is 10,285 dwellings resulting in the need for Ipswich Borough Council to identify an additional 1,000 dwellings to 2029. This is addressed through draft policy CS7 in the draft Core Strategy focused review, which notes that there will be a need to engage with neighbouring authorities through the Ipswich Policy Area to meet future population and household needs.

5 of 67 Housing Supply – Draft Core Strategy focused review (2013) As noted above, the Council is currently preparing a Core Strategy focused review planning for the period April 2011 to March 2031. Population and household modelling forecasts have been updated to reflect more recent information to that which informed the adopted Core Strategy in 2011. The Council’s objectively assessed housing need is 13,550 dwellings between April 2011 and March 2031, which equates to 677 dwellings per year. Therefore it is anticipated there will be a shortfall of approximately 2,000 dwellings later in the plan period to 2031.

Neighbourhood Plans The preparation of neighbourhood plans by the community was introduced through the Localism Act 2011. There are none currently being prepared in Ipswich.

Community Infrastructure Levy A community infrastructure levy (CIL) is a financial tariff on development to be paid by developers. The level of the tariff is to be determined through an examination in public and the Council is currently preparing its charging schedule with adoption of a CIL anticipated in mid- 2015.

Duty to co-operate Local planning authorities have a duty to co-operate with other local planning authorities, the County Council, or a body or person prescribed under section 33A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 in respect of planning for sustainable development.

The Council has a long history of working collaboratively with neighbouring district councils and the County Council on planning matters, particularly through the Ipswich Policy Area (IPA) and the Haven Gateway Partnership. Following the introduction of local enterprise partnerships, future development needs in respect of the IPA are discussed at a political level through the IPA Board. See objective 12 for more information.

The Council has also had and continues to have on-going dialogue with statutory agencies including Anglian Water, English Heritage, the Environment Agency and Natural England through local plan preparation.

Core Strategy Objectives There are 12 core strategy objectives and the indicators to assess these objectives are described in more detail in Chapter 2. In addition the Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid- year population estimate for 2012 was 134,466, an increase of 766 since the mid-year estimate for 2011.

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CHAPTER 1:

INTRODUCTION

1.1 This is Ipswich Borough Council’s ninth authority monitoring report (AMR) (previously the annual monitoring report) produced in accordance with Regulation 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Regulations’. This report covers the monitoring period from 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013.

1.2 Monitoring is an essential element of policy making. The main function of the AMR is to provide evidence of policy implementation, progress of document preparation (development plan documents and supplementary planning documents), and to report on delivery of housing and employment floor space. The AMR is the main mechanism for assessing the performance of the Ipswich Local Plan (which currently consists of the adopted Core Strategy and Policies development plan document (DPD) (December 2011) and the saved policies of the adopted Ipswich Local Plan (November 1997)).

1.3 The Localism Act 2011 allows local authorities to now have a more flexible approach to the information that is included within their AMR and the dates when it can be published. As such the requirements from the Government as detailed in Regulation 34 of the Regulations are to report on six set indicators, where applicable. These are:

1) Progress on documents contained within the Council’s local development scheme. 2) Policy implementation. 3) Details of housing completions. 4) Details of neighbourhood development orders or neighbourhood development plans (there are currently none of these being prepared or adopted in Ipswich). 5) Details of how monies raised from the community infrastructure levy (CIL) have been spent (the Council does not currently have a CIL in place). 6) Where a Council has undertaken duty to co-operate, details of what action has been taken are published.

1.4 This document explains in more detail the requirements set out in paragraph 1.3 and how the 12 objectives set out in the adopted Core Strategy and Policies DPD are being addressed. It also provides information in respect of data applicable to local planning in Ipswich during the monitoring period mentioned above.

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CHAPTER 2: OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVE 1: High Standards of Design

Objective: High standards of design will be required in new development. Development must be sustainable, environmentally friendly and resilient to the effects of climate change. Standards of acceptability will be raised progressively from 2006 (Building Regulations) levels for all developments in the town in terms of design and environmental performance.

Target: At least 75% of new dwellings gaining planning permission in any year to achieve ‘Code for Sustainable Homes’ levels as set out in policy DM1 of the Core Strategy and Policies DPD.

2.1 Policy DM1 ‘Sustainable Development’ sets out the environmental requirements for all new residential and non-residential buildings. In respect of residential buildings, the standard is one of the six levels of the ‘Code for Sustainable Homes’ (CfSH). The policy required for planning permissions granted from 2010 up to the end of 2012 that level 3 be achieved on developments between 1 and 249 dwellings and level 4 on developments of more than 250 dwellings. From 2013 this rose to level 4 to be achieved on developments between 1 and 249 dwellings and level 5 on developments of more than 250 dwellings. This rise is to require improved environmental sustainability in buildings as technologies develop and costs reduce.

Dwellings in Hawes Street, where Code for Sustainable Homes level 3 was met as required by policy DM1 of the Core Strategy and Policies DPD.

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2.2 Through the monitoring period 29% of the 96 dwellings completed were subject to planning conditions requiring that the new dwellings meet the sustainability targets of the CfSH as set out in policy DM1. Whilst this percentage is below the targeted figure of 75%, it must be noted that a significant number of the homes built within the monitoring period were granted planning permission before the adoption of the Core Strategy in December 2011, and therefore were not subject to the requirements of policy DM1.

2.3 In future monitoring periods it is anticipated that the percentage will rise to meet the 75% requirement set by this objective. Projected housing completions are found under Objective 3 data in the Appendices. The expectation is that there will be an additional 131 dwellings built in the next monitoring period between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2014, and of these, 53 will be on larger sites at Bramford Road, Griffin Wharf, the former Thomas Wolsey School, and Ravenswood, and will be subject to CfSH compliance. Additionally, 38 smaller sites accommodating five dwellings or fewer may also contribute to the CfSH figure in the next monitoring period.

2.4 The environmental standard for non-residential development is BREEAM and from 2010 until the end of 2012, a ‘Very Good’ standard was required. From 2013 this increased to an ‘Excellent’ standard, which the Council currently requires.

2.5 The Core Strategy identifies additional indicators for this objective in respect of the overall / general satisfaction with the local area, and the proportion of dwellings granted planning permission that achieved Building for Life. The overall / general satisfaction with the local area was the former National Indicator 5 and the Council no longer monitors this indicator. In respect of Building for Life, this was a standard of 20 categories set by the Commission for Architecture in the Built Environment (CABE). This standard has been revised to Building for Life 12 in September 2012. However for the first part of the monitoring period of this document, applicants were expected to demonstrate that scheme designs could achieve a minimum score of 14 out of 20 (i.e. silver award standard). The Council is unable to report however on the scores achieved, but planning applications are assessed against the standard when determined.

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OBJECTIVE 2:

Carbon Emissions 6.1 Objective: Every development should contribute to the aim of reducing Ipswich’s carbon emissions below 2004 levels.

Target: To reduce Ipswich’s estimated carbon footprint by 60% from the 2004 base level (Cred) by 2025

2.6 In the same way that one of the aims of the Council’s Corporate Plan is to make Ipswich a greener place to live, the fundamental principle of National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is to achieve Sustainable Development. Central to attaining sustainability is the reduction of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and this lies at the heart of the vision and objectives set out in the Ipswich Local Plan.

2.7 Because so many of the policies in the Local Plan have sustainable development at their heart, monitoring each policy implementation individually would be overly complicated. Central Government monitor the annual carbon emissions for the borough as part of its own monitoring process on climate change (former National Indicator 186). This process runs two years behind the monitoring period for this AMR (2012-2013) however it still provides emissions data that can be monitored at a local level, with the most recent data being provided for 2011.

2.8 During the period 2005 – 2011 the CO2 emissions reduced by 28.8% to 4.2 tonnes per capita (each member of the population).

2.9 Within the period 2005 – 2011 sectors in which levels of CO2 have been reduced are shown to be mainly in the Industry and Commercial sector where there was a 33.4% reduction in emissions. Domestic emissions reduced by 17.6%, and transport by 7.2% over the same period. Planning policy initiatives include requiring electric charging points in major new developments.

Electric changing point being used in the John Lewis Waitrose car park

10 of 67 2.10 Whilst the overall trend for centrally monitored CO2 levels is that they are reducing, air quality in central areas of Ipswich remains an issue. Currently there are four Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs), and air quality is monitored at a number of Automatic Monitoring Sites within the AQMAs. Although the results from the diffusion tube assessment in 2011 indicated a slight decline in Nitrogen Dioxide levels within the borough, there were a number of occasions where levels both inside AQMAs and outside which would indicate that some of the management areas would require either expanding or, new ones being formed. St Matthews Street and St Helens Street / Woodbridge Road are now both under consideration as new AQMAs.

2.11 The level of reduction of CO2 emissions recorded up to 2013, if projected forward to 2025, indicates that the stated target for CO2 emissions will be met.

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OBJECTIVE 3:

Housing Completions and Employment Provision

Objective: At least: (a) 14,000 new dwelling units shall be provided in Ipswich between 2001 and 2021 (18,200 by 2027) in a manner that addresses identified local housing needs and provides a decent home for everyone, with at least 60% of them being on previously developed land and at least 35% of them on larger sites being affordable homes; and (b) 18,000 additional jobs shall be provided in the Ipswich Policy Area between 2001 and 2025.

Target: To deliver at least (a) 14,000 homes by 2021 and (b) 18,000 jobs by 2025.

2.12 The delivery of housing is of considerable importance to achieving the aims of the Ipswich Local Plan. Objective 3 of the Local Plan seeks to address identified local housing needs and provide a decent home for everyone, with at least 60% of all new homes being located on previously developed land, and with at least 35% of new homes within larger sites being affordable homes.

2.13 The data collected relating to housing completions and employment provision can be found in full in the appendices, however it has been summarised in the table below.

Figure 2.1 – Indicators 3.1, 3.3 & 3.4 - Housing completions, affordable housing, and relative locations

New Homes Previously Affordable Within IP- One Developed Land Homes area 2012 - 2013 96 59 61.5% 7 7.3% 17 17.7%

2.14 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published in March 2012 requires local planning authorities to meet their objectively assessed housing need. Prior to this the housing requirement was set by East of England Plan. For Ipswich the requirement was a minimum of 770 dwellings per annum. The Core Strategy reduced this figure to 700 dwellings per annum to take into account local evidence, reduced land capacity and the effects of the recession.

2.15 Housing completions for the 2012-13 monitoring period are at the lowest level since 1998/99, with 96 new homes completed, 604 dwellings short of the requirement. However 61.5% of these were on previously developed land and 17.7% within the IP- One area. The level of affordable homes provided amount to just 7.3%, below the 35% requirement. The level of windfall development, that is development not previously identified by the Council, was 41 dwellings.

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New homes at Meridian Drive, North-East Ipswich

2.16 Figures 2.2 and 2.3 show net housing completions in Ipswich from 1st April 2001 to 31st March 2013. Housing completions peaked in 2007-08 as a result of much flatted development being built at the Ipswich Waterfront and development at Ravenswood. However, the recession has seen completions fall considerably, with the four years since 2009 lower than the housing requirement of Ipswich. 6,903 dwellings were completed between April 2001 and March 2011, against a requirement in the Core Strategy of 7,000 dwellings, resulting in a shortfall of 97 dwellings.

2.17 The Core Strategy was adopted in December 2011 and set a requirement from April 2011 of 700 dwellings per annum. However between April 2011 and March 2013, 379 dwellings were completed resulting in a shortfall of 1,021 dwellings in addition to 97 dwellings pre-2011 totalling 1,118 dwellings.

2.18 In addition to housing completions, Figure 2.3 shows projections of estimated annual housing delivery (net additional dwellings) up to 2029. It is anticipated that the housing delivery in Ipswich will meet the 700 dwelling requirement by 2016-17. The full list of sites can be viewed in the Council’s detailed housing trajectory in the appendices, which was updated in December 2013.

2.19 The housing trajectory has been informed through discussions with agents, developers, landowners, planning colleagues and other internal Council departments, as well as using the information obtained through the Council’s strategic housing land availability assessment (SHLAA) published in March 2010, information made available and discussed at both the Westerfield Road Public Inquiry in April 2010 and the Examination in Public for the Council’s Core Strategy and Policies development plan document in July 2011, and a recent update to the SHLAA published in November 2013.

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Total Actual Annual Completions Total Projected Annual Completions 700 Per Annum Target Annual Requirement (to 2028) taking into account cumulative actual and projected completions

14 of 67 2.20 The Core Strategy addresses the need for allocations to ensure the delivery of housing to 2029, identifying areas for development at the northern fringe of Ipswich. A focused review of this document commenced in February 2013 to review the Council’s objectively assessed housing need, employment projections and the northern fringe of Ipswich to ensure a continuous supply of developable housing sites in accordance with the NPPF (paragraph 47). A Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) DPD, is being prepared alongside the Core Strategy focused review and will formally allocate sites to ensure a continuous delivery of housing to at least 2029.

2.21 The Council is also required to identify and update annually a supply of specific sites, to meet five years’ worth of housing against its annual housing requirement plus an additional buffer of 5% moved forward from later in the plan period to 2029.

2.22 The Council also has a shortfall as mentioned in paragraph 5.6 of 1,118 dwellings. This figure divided by fifteen years from 2014 to 2029 equates to 74.5 dwellings per annum. Figure 3.4 shows the Council’s five year housing supply requirement and actual supply (as at 31st March 2013).

Fig 2.4 – Summary table of five year housing requirement and supply for (2013-2018)

Summary of five year supply

Ipswich plan five year housing requirement 3,500 Shortfall (74.5 dwellings x 5 years – rounded up) 373 Five per cent Buffer 194 Total Ipswich five year supply requirement 4,067 Total Ipswich housing supply 3,729

Ipswich Borough Council housing supply in years 4.5 years

2.23 In respect of job creation, the Council is committed to working with neighbouring authorities to monitor jobs growth. As noted in the previous AMR, data on jobs is very limited and therefore the Council continues to rely on the East of England Forecasting Model (EEFM) in its baseline model run published in August 2013. The EEFM is based on trend information from the National Business Register and Employment Survey (formerly the Annual Business Inquiry) to 2011. The results are shown in Figure 2.5, which shows an increase of 1,900 jobs between 2001 and 2013 in the Ipswich Policy Area (IPA) whole authority areas (i.e. not just the IPA part). This is significantly lower than the 5,500 jobs between 2001 and 2012 noted in the previous AMR. The Model forecasts growth of 27,700 jobs between 2011 and 2031 and 29,700 jobs between 2001 and 2031, which takes account of the recent economic recession. The Ipswich Borough Council Core Strategy sets a target of 18,000 jobs to be provided in the IPA between 2001 and 2025. The EEFM forecast for 2025 for the whole authority areas indicates growth of 23,600 jobs compared to the 2001 figure. Jobs growth has not kept pace with expectations between 2001 and 2013. However the forecasts may improve later in the period and continue to be based on assumptions about recovery from recession. The Core Strategy jobs target is subject to review through the current Core Strategy review, which identifies a target of 12,500 jobs to be created in Ipswich between 2001 and 2031.

15 of 67 Fig 2.5 – East of England Forecasting Model Job Estimates for Ipswich Policy Area Authorities, 2001 – 2031

District / 2001 job 2011 job 2013 job Jobs 2021 job 2031 job Jobs Borough estimate projection projection change projection projection change 2001- 2011- 2013 2031 Ipswich 73,200 72,900 72,800 - 400 79,000 84,300 +11,400 Babergh 36,900 37,400 37,500 + 600 39,800 39,900 +2,400 Mid 44,400 42,600 42,500 - 1,900 45,700 47,000 +4,400 Suffolk Suffolk 54,300 57,800 57,900 +3,600 63,400 67,300 +9,500 Coastal Total 208,800 210,700 210,700 1,900 227,900 238,500 27,700 Source: East of England Forecasting Model Run, August 2013

2.24 It is important to note that the EEFM is just one source of data to monitor jobs and the Council will identify where jobs have been created from new developments. In the monitoring period (April 2012 to March 2013) jobs were created through new business development in Ipswich at a Travelodge in Duke Street (August 2012), a Premier Inn (January 2013), and a John Lewis at Home and Waitrose at Futura Park (November 2012).

2.25 The Council is also involved in the Greater Ipswich Partnership to continue the delivery of change for in Ipswich, East Anglia’s Waterfront town. In addition the Greater Ipswich City Deal will develop a local skills system that is responsive to the needs of employers and supports economic growth. Also, ‘a business growth service will be established to provide enhanced support for innovation, improved access to finance and more target business support’1. Alongside these, the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership has also prepared a Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) with input from the Council. This document focuses on the next three years to ensure investment is made in projects and businesses that will support the growth of the economy of the New Anglia region including Ipswich. To support this further the Council is making land allocations for employment uses through the emerging Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP- One Area Action Plan) DPD, in addition to a strategic employment site allocated in the adopted Core Strategy and Policies DPD at Futura Park (the former Crane’s site) on Nacton Road and existing industrial areas and business parks.

1 Greater Ipswich City Deal (p. 1): https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/253854/Greater_Ipswich_Deal_D ocument_WEB_VERSION_301029.pdf

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OBJECTIVE 4:

IP-One Development

Objective: The development of the borough should be focused primarily within the central ‘IP- One’ area and within and adjacent to identified district centres (these areas are identified on the Key Diagram).

Target: Over the plan period, 75% of major developments to take place in IP-One, district centres or within 800m of district centres.

2.26 The NPPF dictates that planning policies should promote competitive town centre environments recognising them as the heart of their communities as well as defining a network and hierarchy of centres. Town centres offer distinct benefits in sustainability in terms of giving as many people access to facilities, jobs, shops, schools, community and leisure facilities within easy reach, thus reducing the need to travel by creating opportunities for trip sharing.

2.27 Five year land supply figures indicate comparative numbers of dwellings completed and projected on ‘greenfield’ and previously developed sites. Of 3,729 anticipated dwellings coming forward for development within the next 5 years 69% would be on previously developed sites. Of 96 new homes completed in the 2012-13 monitoring period 61.5% were on previously developed land. 17.7% of new dwellings completed were in the IP-One area.

2.28 Of the 96 housing completions, 85.4% were within 800 metres of a district centre and the central shopping area.

2.29 Policy DM30 of the Core Strategy provides for higher densities for new housing development within the Ipswich Village and Waterfront areas and a density of at least 40 dwellings per hectare (average 45) within the IP-One area and within 800m of district centres. Elsewhere in Ipswich low-density development (35 dwellings per hectare average) is required. In the year from April 2012 to March 2013 there were 53 of the 96 housing completions within new build developments of more than or equal to 10 dwellings. Density of development achieved in Ipswich has been monitored on these larger sites as shown in Figure 2.6. Of these 53 dwellings:

 15 (28%) were within Waterfront schemes in the IP-One area.  10 (19%) were completed as flats.  0 were developed at less than 30 dwellings per hectare (0%).  38 were developed at between 30 and 50 dwellings per hectare (72%).  15 were developed at over 50 dwellings per hectare (28%).  The average net density of land covered by the 53 dwellings is 33.8 dwellings per hectare.

83 of the 96 dwellings were new-build and the density achieved was 30.6 per hectare. This figure includes a number of sites with a small number of dwellings.

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Fig 2.6 – Developments completed between April 2012 and March 2013

Site Address Within Net Total Density of IP-One dwellings number of whole site Area built dwellings (dwellings during the on site per year hectare) Ravenswood 10 1,250 38.7 Phase 1, 2a and 2b, Bramley Hill, off 28 304 46.2 Woodbridge Road Hawes Street Yes 15 21 53.8

Total new build dwellings 53 1,575 completed in sites of equal to or greater than 10 dwellings Sites, which are part or all conversion or change of use or where only the demolition of units ahead of development has been carried out, are not included.

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OBJECTIVE 5: Strategic facilities

Objective: Opportunities shall be provided to improve strategic facilities in Ipswich by: - Significantly enhancing the town centre in terms of quantity and quality of the shops, the cultural offer and the network of public spaces; - Ensuring a new strategic employment site is developed in the Ipswich area by 2021; - Extending the strategic greenspace network; and - Continuing to support the development of University Campus Suffolk and Suffolk New College.

Target: To improve retail ranking of Ipswich by 2021 and complete the ‘green rim’

2.30 The attractiveness of Ipswich to members of the local community, tourists and day visitors is important in ensuring economic growth for the town. The amount of retail space for high quality shopping areas, employment floor space for jobs, in addition to the amount of green infrastructure provision, and further education student numbers, are all seen as means by which the level of provision of these strategic facilities can be monitored.

2.31 In terms of net additional retail space provision during the monitoring period, there has been an increase of 6,409 sq. m of floor space, which is mainly attributed to the new John Lewis and Waitrose (see below) enabling development at the former Crane’s site on Futura Park, Ransomes Way. Elsewhere, 509 sq. m of additional floor space has been added in the form of mezzanines at the former Halfords site, London Road.

19 of 67 2.32 The 2012/13 figures exceed those of the previous monitoring period by over 4,500 square metres and it is likely that the figures for 2013/14 will include phase 2 of the Futura Park enabling retail development. However the need remains for the focus of new retail development to be within the town centre and district and local centres.

2.33 Levels of vacancy within the local and district centres, and the central shopping area are monitored as part of retail surveys reported annually. With regards to local and district centres, there are an additional 27 units in the new district centre at Duke Street.

Fig 3.7 – Percentage vacancies within the Central Shopping Area, and District and Local Centres

No. of units No. which are vacant % Vacant

District and Local Centres 805 74 9.2 Town Centre 690 113 16.4

Total 1,495 187 12.5

2.34 The development of the retail element at the former Crane’s site has enabled the formation of a service road through the site, and the decontamination of the former factory site. The remaining land can now accommodate up to 46,080 sq. m of employment land.

2.35 The on-going phased development at the former Hayhill Allotments site will bring forward approximately 1 hectare of public green space.

2.36 During the monitoring period both Christchurch Park and Holywells Park were once again awarded Green Flag Park Awards in recognition of the excellent use of green space, well-maintained facilities and high standard of safety and security.

2.37 Information obtained from University Campus Suffolk and Suffolk New College indicate student numbers at University Campus Suffolk fell 13% against the previous period’s figure, but overall are 15.6% higher than they were in 2008-09. Suffolk New College numbers are just 0.6% down on last year but 29% down on 2008-09. It would appear that the drop is due to less Leisure Learning at Suffolk New College, where student numbers have fallen from 3,074 to 1,049, rather than an over-riding downward trend.

2.38 Ipswich’s retailing ranking is down to 58 in 2013 from 50 in 20102. Those centres which have risen most in the rankings have benefited from major retail development since 2010.

2 Venuescore 2013 cited in DTZ (2013) Appraisal of Ipswich Town Centre Opportunity Areas, p. 16

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OBJECTIVE 6:

Accessibility

Objective: To improve accessibility to and the convenience of all forms of transport, and achieve significant modal shift from the car to more sustainable modes through the Ipswich Major Scheme and other local initiatives. This will: (a) promote choice and better health; (b) facilitate sustainable growth, development and regeneration; and (c) improve integration, accessibility and connectivity. Specifically:

- Significant improvements should take place to the accessibility to and between the three key nodes of: the railway station (including the wider Ipswich Village environment), the Waterfront (and particularly the Education Quarter) and the Central Shopping Area; - Additional east-west highway capacity could be provided within the plan period in the Ipswich area to meet the needs of the wider population and to provide the potential to reallocate some central road space; and - Ipswich Borough Council aspires to an enhanced public transport system, such as guided bus, urban light railway or trams.

Target: To link with the Major Scheme to achieve a 15% modal switch for journeys in Ipswich by 2021.

2.39 Objective 6 of the Core Strategy and Policies DPD seeks to improve accessibility, the convenience of all forms of public transport, and to achieve a significant modal shift from the private car to more sustainable modes through the Ipswich Major Scheme and other local initiatives, within the plan period.

2.40 In 2011 the requirement for Local Authorities to report back to central government on a single set of national indicators was removed. The abolition of centrally driven targets, known as Local Area Agreements, has therefore been removed; instead, local authorities have been able to set their own delivery targets, answering to residents.

2.41 The monitoring of this Objective is currently not possible because the indicators that were taken from the Local Area Agreement and were part of the national set of indicators which have now been removed and are no longer monitored. As part of the Core Strategy focused review it is anticipated that the objectives will be reviewed and if necessary changes will be made to the monitoring process.

2.42 In this case the need to review and monitor how sustainable transport modes are being used is still considered important and as such a review of the monitoring is underway and will be reported on in the next authority monitoring report.

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OBJECTIVE 7:

Flood Protection

Objective: Enhanced flood protection including a tidal surge barrier should be in place to protect the town’s existing and expanding communities from the threat of tidal flooding.

Target: Implementation of tidal surge barrier by 2017.

2.43 Some of central Ipswich is within the floodplain and therefore flooding issues are of particular importance. The Council has been working with the Environment Agency (EA) and other partners on an Ipswich Flood Defence Management Strategy. The EA announced in March 2008 that the first phase of funding for a £45-£50 million solution to Ipswich’s flood defence had been secured. A tidal surge barrier across the River Orwell is the main part of the Strategy. The barrier is to be constructed across the New Cut, opposite the Island site, and is expected to be completed in early 2017. This will safeguard the town from a one in 300 chance of flooding in any one year due to a tidal surge. The first stage of this project was completed in December 2008, which saw the replacement of flood gates at the Wet Dock Lock. Construction of the East and West Bank flood defence walls was completed in early 2011. The EA and the Council are working in partnership to deliver the strategy and further funding was announced in late 2012.

2.44 Previously the Government had a single indicator on this issue, which related to the number of planning permissions granted contrary to the advice of the EA on flooding and water quality grounds. The Council will continue to report this indicator.

2.45 The EA was advised of 21 applications in Ipswich where flood risk or water quality was an issue. Of these, 16 were approved, 1 was withdrawn, 3 were refused, and 1 has been approved contrary to the EA’s initial objection. Whilst an objection was raised by the EA, this was owing to the lack of a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) rather than an in principle objection to the proposed development. In this case the former fire station development on Sidegate Lane was approved for 59 dwellings subject to relevant EA planning conditions.

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OBJECTIVE 8:

Protection of open Spaces 12.1

Objective: To protect and enhance high quality, accessible strategic and local open spaces rich in biodiversity and geodiversity for people to visit and use, and protect the historic buildings and character of Ipswich.

Target: To increase the tree canopy cover in the borough to 15%

2.46 As well as protecting, enhancing and increasing access to high quality local open spaces Objective 8 has the same aims for the historic buildings and character of Ipswich.

2.47 During the monitoring period there was no net change in the extent of protected habitats through the borough.

Figure 3.8 – Indicator 8.1 – Summary table for areas of protection

No. of 2011-2012 2012-2013 Any change in sites Site area in Site area in size hectares hectares

Site of Specific Scientific Interest 3 47.58 47.47* No change Special Protection Areas / RAMSAR sites 1 41.36 41.27* No change

County Wildlife Sites 21 217.36 217.36 No change

Local Nature reserves 9 49.87 49.84* No change

Ancient Woodland 2 3.58 3.58 No change

* There are some very minor changes in values recorded for some site areas. These variations are due to an official GIS layer being obtained for 2013 boundary monitoring purposes, not to an actual reduction in site areas. Please see appendix X for full list of areas.

Full details of the net change in protected habitat appear in the appendices

2.48 Tree canopy cover across the borough has not been monitored in previous years and therefore it is not possible to establish whether this has increased or decreased by a significant level. Year on year monitoring from 2012-2013 will establish whether the target figure of 15% is achievable within the plan period.

2.49 The number of buildings on the register of Buildings at Risk is unchanged from last years monitoring period. The figure of 6 is made up of three buildings which have been on the register since before 2012 – 1-5 College Street, 4 College Street, and St. Michael’s Church, and three which were added in 2012 – The Old Bell Inn, Tolly Cobbold Brewery, and County Hall.

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OBJECTIVE 9:

Community Infrastructure

Objective: To retain and provide high quality schools, health facilities, sports and cultural facilities and other key elements of community infrastructure in locations accessible by sustainable means and in time to meet the demands put on such services from the town’s growth and ageing population.

Target: To be developed in relation to the indicators of average class size and the percentage of new community facilities located within 800m of local and district centres.

2.50 One of the aims of the Core Strategy is to provide high quality schools, health facilities, sports and cultural facilities and to offer key elements of community infrastructure accessible by sustainable means.

2.51 The objective seeks to monitor the average class size of schools in Ipswich. Ofsted monitors education facilities on behalf of the Department of Education but does not specifically monitor class sizes, preferring to record teacher to pupil ratios. This ratio is based upon the full time equivalent (FTE) pupils attending a school or college, set against the full time equivalent qualified teachers at the school.

2.52 In Ipswich primary schools the average is 20.4 full time pupils (FTE) to each full time equivalent qualified teacher. Secondary schools have a ratio of 15.6, whereas in further education it is 16.2. In both primary and secondary schools in Ipswich pupil to teacher ratios are better than the national averages, although this is not true of Sixth Forms.

Figure 3.9 – Indicator 9.1 – Ratio of the full time equivalent (FTE) pupils to the full time equivalent qualified teachers at the school.

2013 UK average

Primary school average 20.4 21.0 Secondary school average 15.6 15.6 16-18 year education average 16.2 15.6

2.53 Of the community facilities that were completed during the monitoring period all were within 800 metres of a district or local centre, with the average distance of the eight developments undertaken being 245 metres from centres.

24 of 67 OBJECTIVE 10: Deprivation

Objective: To tackle deprivation and inequalities across the town.

Target: To improve Ipswich’s ranking in the indices of multiple deprivation by 2021.

2.54 Another of the key objectives of the Core Strategy is to tackle deprivation and inequality across the town. Deprivation encompasses a range of different issues such as financial security, health, education, and access to services. The indicators for Objective 10 are the levels of unemployment in the Ipswich working population (16-65 years) and the level of educational attainment. High levels of employment and high quality education would improve Ipswich’s ranking in the tables of multiple deprivations (a national set of indices which look at deprivation).

2.55 Unemployment in those 16-65 years of age has continued to rise since 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 where levels of 3.7% and 3.9% were seen respectively. In the monitoring period higher levels of unemployment are seen than in the previous five years, with the average being 10.1% of the working age population out of work. The figures for Suffolk and England as a whole also see a rise in unemployment over the same period to 6.45% and 6.8% respectively.

2.56 Educational attainment will shape the employment diversity that exists in Ipswich, with a wider breadth of qualifications in the workforce attracting a more diverse employer base. Of those students finishing Key Stage 5 (KS5) at Ipswich’s schools and colleges; 77% achieved three or more A levels at grade A*-E.; this is significantly higher than the national average of 55.5%.

2.57 Key Stage 4 (KS4) attainment figures have shown a 4% improvement since 2009, with 42% of KS4 achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C, although the national average is 59.4%.

2.58 Key Stage 2 (KS2) levels have also seen a rise of 10% in the past 5 years with 71% of children attaining level 4 or above in English and Maths.

2.59 The impact on the indices of multiple deprivation are recorded less regularly than the annual time frame of this AMR. The most recent data from 2010 shows Ipswich as 83rd on the list of most deprived places. It is important to note that the Indices of Multiple Deprivation statistics are a measure of deprivation, not affluence.

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OBJECTIVE 11: A Safe and Cohesive Town

Objective: To create a safer and more cohesive town.

Target: To tie in with Police targets relating to reducing crime levels by 2021.

2.60 The creation of a more cohesive community, the measure of which can be assessed in levels of participation in community events, will assist in reducing crime.

2.61 The numbers participating in the IP-Art Festival, Maritime Ipswich, the Larking Gowen Half Marathon, speciality markets, and other one-off events has risen from 125,00 people in 2010-2011 to 319,000 people visiting cultural events in Ipswich in 2012-2013. Visitors to Ipswich’s Museums and Art Galleries continue to rise, with figures showing an increase of 14.3% from 2011.

2.62 In line with the increase in public participation in community events, the level of crime that has been reported has also fallen. Those recorded crimes per 1,000 of Ipswich’s population have fallen from 106 in 2008-2009 to 92 in 2012-2013.

2.63 In terms of the specific recorded crime categories, three out of four have fallen, with reductions in violence with injury falling 12.2% since 2011-2012, serious sexual offences falling by 14.6%, and robbery falling 24.1%. Domestic burglary has remained practically static on last year’s figures with only a small increase of one additional crime being reported.

2.64 Ipswich town centre has been awarded the Purple Flag accreditation recognising excellence in the management of the town centre at night. Entertainment areas that achieve the standard are those that offer a better night out to visitors. The reduction in crime rates over the monitoring period has contributed to the safety and wellbeing of those using the town at night-time.

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IP-Art - Last night of the proms 2012, Christchurch Park where 4000 people attended.

Ipswich town centre Purple Flag award 2012-2013

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OBJECTIVE 12:

Ipswich Policy Area

Objective: To work with other local authorities in the Ipswich Policy Area and with Local Strategic Partnership partners to ensure a co-ordinated approach to planning and development.

Target: To achieve effective cross boundary working on strategic greenspace and employment site provision.

2.65 Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk and a major centre for population, economic activity and growth in the Eastern region. It is also part of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, made up of local councils within Suffolk and Norfolk, which is one of 24 national partnerships which decide what the priorities should be for investment in roads, buildings and facilities in the area.

2.66 The borough of Ipswich has relatively tight administrative boundaries and consequently there are cross boundary issues that are relevant to the development and future of both the borough and the urban area of Ipswich. This is known as the Ipswich Policy Area (IPA). The Council recognises the importance of joint working and the co-ordination of planning policies around the fringes of Ipswich, and works with colleagues at Babergh, Mid Suffolk, and Suffolk Coastal District Councils.

2.67 Policy CS6 of the Core Strategy seeks the formal working through an IPA Board, joint working on local plan evidence gathering, monitoring and updating to ensure a consistent approach, and joint working to develop shared approaches such as for strategic green infrastructure.

2.68 The use of shared resources to develop common development plan documents is not currently proposed, however a shared evidence base through the IPA group is being developed building on a history of shared evidence base studies.

2.69 IPA Board meetings have been held on 27th March 2012, 11th June 2012, 10th September 2012, 19th November, 2012, 21st November 2013 and 10th January 2014.

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CHAPTER 3:

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

3.1 To review the progress of local development document preparation against the local development scheme timetable and milestones.

Document Key milestones in July Progress at March 2014 2013 Local Development Scheme Development Plan Documents

Review of Core Strategy and Preparation of draft The Council has been Policies development plan document and Regulation 18 working to establish a robust document public consultation: evidence base, and as such Oct 2012 – Oct 2013 an extension to the 2012 LDS timetable was Publish draft plan for necessary to ensure that Regulation 19 public modelling work was consultation: completed. Additional Feb – Mar 2014 evidence, sustainability appraisal and committee Submit plan to Secretary of scheduling also contributed State: Jul 2014 to a delay in meeting the Regulation 18 milestone. Independent Examination: Nov 2014 Regulation 18 consultation was undertaken between Adoption: Mar 2015 Jan – Mar 2014.

Regulation 19 consultation is planned for Oct – Nov 2014 with submission of the document to the Secretary of State expected in Mar 15.

Site Allocations and Policies Review previous work The timetable is has been (incorporating IP-One Area undertaken between Jan delayed due to the time Action Plan) 2005 – Mar 2008, taken to produce updates of preparation of draft the Ipswich Borough Wildlife document and Regulation 18 Audit, Strategic Housing consultation: Land Availability Jul 2012 – Oct 2013 Assessment, and Town Centre Appraisal, all of which Publish draft plan for have been used to inform the Regulation 19 public potential site allocations. consultation: Feb – Mar 2014

29 of 67 Submit plan to Secretary of Sustainability appraisal and State: Jul 2014 committee scheduling also contributed to a delay in Independent Examination: meeting the Regulation 18 Nov 2014 milestone.

Adoption: Mar 2015 Regulation 18 consultation was undertaken between Jan – Mar 2014.

Regulation 19 consultation is planned for Oct – Nov 2014 with submission of the document to the Secretary of State expected in Mar 15.

Supplementary Planning Documents

Ipswich Garden Suburb Evidence gathering, Public consultation on an (northern fringe) consultation and preparation: issues and options document Feb 2012 – Jul 2013 took place between Jan - Feb 2013. Preferred options consultation: Sep – Oct 2013 A preferred options document was then prepared Adoption: Feb 2014 and public consultation took place between Jan - Mar 2014 alongside the Core Strategy focused review and the Site Allocations plan.

A previous extension to the timetable was necessary to allow consideration of the impact of ongoing stakeholder and community involvement in the drafting process, and to ensure the draft SPD is robust and meets the legal regulations.

Development and Flood Risk Preparation of SPD: The SPD was adopted on May – Nov 2012 18th Sep 2013.

Public consultation on draft SPD: Feb – Mar 2013

Adoption: Sep 2013

Local List (Buildings of Preparation of SPD: Delays in the process have Townscape Interest) Jan – Jul 2012 been as a result of a second round of public consultation, Public consultation which was deemed Sep – Oct 2012 necessary, and consequently

30 of 67 the assessment of comments Second round of public received. consultation: Feb – Mar 2013 There was not a council Adoption: Jul 2013 meeting available in Jul 2013 to adopt the document.

The SPD was adopted on 18th September 2013.

Public Open Space Preparation of SPD: The SPD is currently being Sep 2013 – Feb 2014 prepared and public consultation will occur later in Public consultation: 2014. May – Jun 2014

Adoption: Oct 2014

Space and Design Preparation of SPD: The SPD is currently being Guidelines Sep 2013 – Feb 2014 prepared and public consultation will occur later in Public consultation: 2014. May – Jun 2014

Adoption: Oct 2014

Urban Characterisation Preparation of SPD: The SPD will consist of eight Study Jan 2013 – Feb 2014 character areas and will be split into two parts. Part 1 will Public consultation: be subject to public May – Jun 2014 consultation in the summer of 2014. Adoption: Oct 2014

Other Documents

Community Infrastructure Prepare preliminary draft and In Feb 2013 Ipswich Borough Levy consultation: Council along with the other Jun 2012 – Feb 2014 Suffolk local authorities appointed consultants to Publish draft schedule and undertake viability study consultation: work to form an evidence May – Jun 2014 base for setting CIL rates in each local authority. Submit for examination: Sep 2014 The Council consulted on a Preliminary Draft Charging Examination: Nov 2014 Schedule between Dec 2013 and Jan 2014. Adoption: Mar 2015 The draft schedule will be published for consultation alongside the Core Strategy

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Statement of Community Evidence gathering and Public consultation of the Involvement Review preparation of document: SCI was undertaken from May 2012 – May 2013 July – Sep 2013.

Public consultation: The SCI was adopted in Mar Jul - Aug 2013 2014.

Adoption: Dec 2013

Suffolk Advisory Parking Adoption in late 2013 Suffolk County Council has Standards prepared the draft standards, with input from Ipswich Borough Council and other district councils.

Expectations are that the final document will be adopted in late 2014 following consultation in the summer of 2014.

3.2 To assess the extent to which key planning policies are being implemented, and where they are not, any steps to secure policy implementation.

Policy Frequency Policy Frequency

CS1 29 CS11 0 CS2 16 CS12 2 CS3 1 CS13 3 CS4 86 CS14 6 CS5 4 CS15 2 CS6 0 CS16 6 CS7 4 CS17 0 CS8 3 CS18 0 CS9 7 CS19 0 CS10 1 CS20 0

Total 170

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CS11 – Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation – a joint Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation assessment (GTTAA) for Babergh, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk, Suffolk Coastal, and Waveney was produced in October 2013. Having assessed need the Council proposed a site for Gypsy and Traveller provision in its draft Site Allocations and Policies development plan document (incorporating the IP- One Area Action Plan).

CS17 – Delivering Infrastructure – the delivery of infrastructure through the planning system is still a material consideration and as such the policy is still considered to be relevant.

CS18 – Strategic Flood Defence – the Council continues to work with partners to implement the Ipswich Flood Defence Management Strategy as a key piece of infrastructure needed to support regeneration in Ipswich. It is expected the flood defence barrier will be operational in 2017.

CS19 – Provision of Health Services – this policy is still required and supports the provision of new local health facilities in or adjacent to the town centre, a district centre or a local centre.

CS20 – Key Transport Proposals – work has been undertaken during the monitoring period on the ‘Ipswich Chord’ near Hadleigh Road, which will increase rail capacity with completion planned for 2014.

Policy Frequency Policy Frequency Policy Frequency

DM1 37 DM12 295 DM23 11 DM2 24 DM13 33 DM24 1 DM3 32 DM14 5 DM25 16 DM4 47 DM15 10 DM26 171 DM5 402 DM16 16 DM27 11 DM6 0 DM17 109 DM28 4 DM7 3 DM18 70 DM29 4 DM8 29 DM19 59 DM30 22 DM9 5 DM20 16 DM31 8 DM10 138 DM21 10 DM32 14 DM11 3 DM22 8

Total 1,613

3.4 Under use of existing development management policies.

DM6 – Tall Buildings – no applications which have included development that would be subject to this policy were received during the monitoring period, however the policy is still an important means of assessing the proposed location of tall buildings and the context in which they will be seen.

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3.5 To report on net additional dwellings and net additional affordable dwellings.

2012 - 2013

Net additional dwellings 96 Net additional affordable dwellings 7

3.6 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) receipts and expenditure data where a CIL report has been prepared. A CIL charging schedule is yet to be adopted by Ipswich Borough Council, however it is anticipated that a Charging Schedule will be adopted towards April 2014.

3.7 To provide evidence of co-operation between Ipswich Borough Council and other local planning authorities, and the County Council. A duty to co-operate statement will be published alongside the Regulation 19 consultation for the Core Strategy and Policies focused review and the Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) development plan documents. The Council continues to engage with neighbouring authorities on a regular basis and through the Ipswich Policy Area (IPA) Board meetings. These IPA Board meetings have been held on 27th March 2012, 11th June 2012, 10th September 2012, 19th November, 2012, 21st November 2013 and 10th January 2014.

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CHAPTER 4:

CONCLUSIONS

4.1 The Council published an updated local development scheme (LDS) in July 2013 to introduce three new supplementary planning documents covering an Urban Characterisation Study, Public Open Space, and Space and Design Guidelines. In addition changes to the timetable were made as detailed in the Ipswich annual authority monitoring report dated March 2013. The 2013 LDS has been reviewed in this annual authority monitoring report in chapter 3 and it is noted that the timetable needs to be further amended to reflect the position in 2014 and to update the future work programme for three years ahead to 2017. The Council undertook draft (Regulation 18) public consultation on its two development plan documents alongside the Ipswich Garden Suburb supplementary planning document between January and March 2014, which was later than identified in the 2013 LDS. Therefore it is necessary for a 2014 LDS to set out the expected timetable for the proposed submission public consultation (Regulation 19) and the proposed examination period.

4.2 The Council has also adopted three documents contained with the 2013 LDS, which are the Development and Flood Risk supplementary planning document (SPD), the Local List (Buildings of Townscape Interest) SPD and the Statement of Community Involvement review. These can be removed from any LDS review and any new supplementary planning document(s) can be introduced.

4.3 Local plan policies within the adopted Core Strategy and Policies development plan document (DPD) (December 2011) are being used effectively. The publication of the National Planning Policy Framework in March 2012 has meant that a number of these policies are being updated through the draft Core Strategy and Policies Focused Review DPD (October 2013) with new development management and site specific local plan policies being introduced through the Site Allocations and Policies (incorporating IP-One Area Action Plan) DPD.

4.4 Housing completions in Ipswich reached their lowest level since 1998/99 with 96 net dwellings completed, 7 of which were affordable housing completions (7.3%). 59 of these dwellings were on previously developed land (61.5%) and 17 were within the central IP-One area (17.7%). Gross housing completions (before calculating those dwellings lost) were 111. However, the Council has identified a 4.5 year housing land supply (3,729 dwellings) against a five year supply requirement (4,067 dwellings). Although being less than the five year supply required, the Council has identified sufficient sites to enable housing delivery to occur and it is expected to be exceeding the annual requirement by the monitoring period 2016/17. This is important in meeting the Council’s objectively assessed housing need identified in the Core Strategy Focused Review of 13,550 dwellings between 2011 and 2031, equating to 677 dwellings per year.

4.5 The Community Infrastructure Levy continues to be developed and has gone through a round of public consultation on a preliminary draft charging schedule. Public consultation on a draft charging schedule and accompanying infrastructure plan will occur towards the end of 2014.

35 of 67 4.6 The Council continues to undertake its duty to co-operate with Babergh, Mid Suffolk and Suffolk Coastal District Councils and Suffolk County Council, particularly through the Ipswich Policy Area Board meetings. The Council also continues to have on-going dialogue with statutory agencies including Anglian Water, English Heritage, the Environment Agency and Natural England through local plan preparation.

4.7 Finally, the Council continues to and will seek to improve its monitoring of Core Strategy objectives in enabling sustainable development within Ipswich.

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Indicator Data

Objective 1 – High Standards of Design 38

Objective 2 – Carbon Emissions 39

Objective 3 – Housing Completions and Employment Provision 40

Objective 4 – IP–One Development 47

Objective 5 – Strategic Facilities 48

Objective 6 – Accessibility 50

Objective 7 – Flood Protection 51

Objective 8 – Protection of Open Spaces 52

Objective 9 – Community Infrastructure 56

Objective 10 – Deprivation 59

Objective 11 – A Safe and Cohesive Town 62

Objective 12 – Ipswich Policy Area 63

37 of 67 OBJECTIVE 1

Indicator 1.1 - Overall / general satisfaction with the local area.

Overall / general satisfaction with local area Not currently monitored

Indicator 1.2 - Proportion of completed dwellings or non-residential floor space achieving CfSH or BREEAM targets (in relation to Policy DM1).

All dwellings (including apartments) All other non- residential development with agross external floorspace of 500 sq. Policy DM1 requirements Developments of Developments of m or more - between 1 and 249 250 dwellings or BREEAM "Very dwellings - Level 3 of the more - Level 4 of the Good" CfSH CfSH

Total dwelling completions 96 0 0

Number of dwellings subject to Policy DM1 28 N/A N/A

% of completions meeting policy target 29 N/A N/A

Indicator 1.3 - Proportion of dwellings granted planning permission that achieve Silver under Building for Life

Not currently monitored internally.

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Indicator 2.1 - CO2 emission estimates and population figures 2005-2011 (Emissions per capta (t) CO2 , and population based on mid year estimates)

Ipswich Ipswich Suffolk Suffolk England England Population Population Population

2005 5.9 124,000 8.2 697,800 8.5 50,606,500 2006 5.5 124,800 8.3 703,100 8.4 50,965,500 2007 5.3 124,500 7.9 709,000 8.2 51,381,000 2008 4.7 127,400 7.7 714,400 8 51,816,600 2009 4.8 129,300 7.3 718,100 7.1 52,196,700 2010 4.2 131,700 7.6 724,000 7.3 52,642,700 2011 4.2 133,700 6.9 730,100 6.7 53,107,200 -28.81% 7.82% -15.85% 4.63% -21.18% 4.94%

Indicator 2.2 - Ipswich Carbon Emissions from 2004 – 2011 (Note: Data for 2012 not available until 2014)

Industry and Commercial Domestic Transport

2005-2011 -33.40% -17.61% -7.16%

Target - To reduce Ipswich's estimated carbon footprint by 60% from 2004 base rate (CRed) by 2025

Given the reductions over this and previous monitoring periods, if the rates of reduction continue, then Ipswich is likely to meet the target of 60% reduction by 2025.

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Indicators 3.1, 3.3 & 3.4 - Net housing completions, affordable housing, and those within IP-One

New Homes Previously Affordable Within IP- One Developed Land Homes area

% % % 2001 - 2002 347 267 77 31 9 45 13 2002 - 2003 468 402 86 157 34 10 2 2003 - 2004 566 469 83 107 19 172 30 2004 - 2005 717 677 94 102 14 428 60 2005 - 2006 782 759 97 156 20 308 39 2006 - 2007 985 972 99 163 17 321 33 2007 - 2008 1413 1,413 100 329 23 779 55 2008 - 2009 899 884 98 245 27 501 56 2009 - 2010 389 377 97 26 7 232 60 2010 - 2011 337 303 90 135 40 109 32 2011 - 2012 283 203 72 152 54 51 18 2012 - 2013 96 59 61.5 7 7.3 17 17.7

Fig 3a – Net housing totals since 1996

New Previously Affordable Homes Within IP-One area Homes Developed Land

1996 - 2001 1,049 884 84% 212 20% 230 22% 2001 - 2013 7,282 6,785 93% 1,610 22% 2,973 41% Total 1996 - 2013 8,331 7,669 92.05 1,822 21.87 3,203 38.44 6785 93.2 1610 22.1 2973 40.8

884 84 212 20 230 22

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Document Adoption Housing Period Total Annual Date Ipswich Target Housing Target Suffolk Structure Plan 1995 1988-2006 4,490 250

Ipswich Local Plan 1997 1988-2006 4,490 250

Suffolk Structure Plan 2001 1996-2016 8,000 400 (mid year based)

First Deposit Draft Ipswich Local 2001 1996-2016 8,000 400 Plan (not adopted) (mid year based)

Regional Spatial Strategy 2008 2001-2021 (financial 15,400 770 year based)

Ipswich Local Plan (formerly LDF) 2011 2001-2028 (financial 18,900 700 Core Strategy year based)

Fig 3c - 5 year housing land requirement

Housing requirements No. of units

Core Strategy Housing Requirement at 700 dwellings per annum 3,500 Residual Shortfall from 1st April 2001 to 31st March 2013 (8,400 dwellings 373* required - 7,282 dwellings completed / 15 years 2012-2028 x 5 5 per cent additional buffer required by the NPPF 194

Ipswich five year housing requirement 4,067

* Residual figure spread over plan period. 373 represents 5 years of this residual requirement.

Fig 3d - Ipswich Housing Land Supply

Type of site No. of Units Extant Planning Permissions on Allocated Large Sites 492 Extant Planning Permissions on Unallocated Large Sites 1,335 Extant Planning Permissions on Unallocated Small Sites 200 Residual Local Plan sites 14 Sites where principle of development accepted (planning permissions subject to S106, draft DPD sites and lapsed planning permissions supported by the SHLAA) 1,088 Contingent sites not included above but identified in SHLAA/Urban capacity study e.g. broad locations for growth 600 A justified windfall element (linked to SHLAA evidence of genuine local circumstances) 0

Ipswich Housing Supply Total 3,729

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Fig 3e - Ipswich Housing Land Supply in Years

5 year supply requirement No. of Units

Core Strategy Housing Requirement at 700 dwellings per annum 3,500 Residual Shortfall from 1st April 2001 to 31st March 2013 (8,400 dwellings 373 required - 7,282 dwellings completed / 15 years 2012-2028 x 5 5 per cent additional buffer required by the NPPF 194 Five year supply requirement 4067 Five year supply requirement as annual figure 813.4 Ipswich Borough Council Housing Supply (years) = 3701 / ( 4067 / 5) 4.5 years

Indicator 3.5 - Net annual housing and employment land completions

Land amount in hectares

Housing completions 3.292 Employment completions 0.93

Total 4.222

Target – To deliver a) 14,000 homes by 2021 and b) 18,000 jobs by 2025

% complete a) Homes - 14,000 dwellings by 2021 52 b) Employment - 18,000 jobs by 2025* -

* Note: The Council is currently trying to quantify the number of jobs created. Using the East of England Forecasting Model, the number of jobs projected from 2001 to 2013 has fallen by 400, however as noted in paragraph 2.25 in Chapter 2, jobs were created through new business development in Ipswich in the monitoring period (April 2012 to March 2013) at a Travelodge in Duke Street (August 2012), a Premier Inn (January 2013), and a John Lewis at Home and Waitrose at Futura Park (November 2012).

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IndicatorIndicator 3.2 - 3.Supply2 - Supply of ready to of develop ready housing to develop sites - 5 year housing supply sites - 5 year supply

Extant Planning Permissions on Unallocated Large Sites IP023 12/00429 Full Rushmere Fire Station, Colchester Road B Yes Yes Yes 1.46 0 59 59 59 29 30 59 (approved (inc Builder's Yard, Sidegae April 2013) Lane IP073 11/00980 Reserved Whitton Former Thomas Wolsey School, B Yes Yes Yes 1.33 6 42 48 21 21 21 42 Matters Old Norwich Road IP074 13/00226 Full Alexandra Church, Reeves Yard and The B Yes Yes Yes 0.07 0 12 12 12 12 12 Black Barn , Upper Orwell St IP084b 05/00641 Full Alexandra Land adjacent County Hall, St B Yes Yes Yes 0.82 28 50 78 50 25 25 50 Helen's Street IP088 12/00114 Full St John's 79 Cauldwell Hall Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.3 0 16 16 16 16 16 IP090 11/00334 Full Whitehouse Europa Way B Yes Yes Yes 1.43 0 142 142 142 47 47 48 142 IP132 10/00343 Full Alexandra Former St Peters Warehouse B Yes Yes Yes 0.18 0 64 64 64 32 32 64 Site, 4 College Street / Bridge Street (Northern Quays west) IP133 10/00418 Full Bridge South of Felaw Street B Yes Yes Yes 0.41 0 47 47 47 23 24 47 IP135 11/00247 Outline Westgate 112 - 116 Bramford Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.17 0 24 24 24 24 24 IP161 07/00118 Full St Margaret's 2 Park Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.35 0 13 13 13 13 13 IP168 05/01010 Full Stoke Park Stoke Park Drive B Yes Yes Yes 0.29 0 31 31 31 31 31 IP169 12/00087 Full Bridge 23-25 Burrell Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.08 0 14 14 14 14 14 IP176 12/00101 Full St Margaret's 7-9 Woodbridge Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.05 0 14 14 14 14 14 IP200 11/00507,1 Full, Full, Bridge Griffin Wharf, Bath Street B Yes Yes Yes 4.7 128 290 418 284 6 56 57 57 57 57 290 1/00432, Pending 13/00722 IP205 02/01241 Full Alexandra Burton's, College Street B Yes Yes Yes 0.19 71 125 196 125 41 42 42 125 IP206 04/00313 Full Alexandra Cranfields B Yes Yes Yes 0.71 195 142 337 142 47 47 48 142 IP209 04/01261, Full Holywells 158 Foxhall Road (part B Yes Yes Yes 0.19 6 5 11 0 5 5 07/00229 superseded - no. of units revised) IP211 05/00296, Full Alexandra Regatta Quay, Key Street B Yes Yes Yes 0.85 89 226 315 226 56 56 57 57 226 07/00357, 07/00358 IP214 10/000805 Full Alexandra 300 Old Foundry Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.02 0 11 11 11 11 11 IP245 12/00869 Full Alexandra 12-12a Arcade Street B Yes Yes Yes 0.061 0 14 14 14 14 14 43 of 67

Residual Local Plan sites IP009 6.8 part Alloc 1997 St Margaret's Part Victoria Nurseries (UC009) B Yes Yes No 0.39 0 14 14 14 14 14 IP105 6.3 part Alloc 1997 Westgate Depot, Beaconsfield Road B Yes Yes No 0.34 0 15 15 0 15 15 (UC129) Informally Identified (may not be politically accepted or site specific) Sites where principle of development accepted (planning permissions subject to S106, draft DPD sites and lapsed planning permissions supported by the SHLAA) IP042 12/00700 S106 Holywells Land between Cliff Quay and B Yes Yes Yes 3.78 0 27 27 27 27 27 Landseer Road IP059b 10/00823 S106 Gipping Arclion House, Hadleigh Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.34 0 18 18 18 18 18 IP109 12/00192 S106 Bixley The Drift etc, Woodbridge Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.42 0 13 13 13 13 13 IP129 12/00654/OUTS106 Alexandra BT Depot, Woodbridge Road B Yes Yes No 1.07 0 39 39 39 39 39 IP226 04/01173 S106 Holywells Helena Road (site 5.8 2001) B Yes Yes No 1.87 0 566 566 0 56 56 56 56 57 57 57 57 57 57 566 IP004 UC004 Alloc 2001 Gipping Bus depot, Sir Alf Ramsey Way B Yes Yes No 1.07 0 59 59 0 29 30 59

IP005 UC005 Alloc 2001 Whitton Former Tooks Bakery, Old B Yes Yes Yes 2.8 0 101 101 101 33 34 34 101 Norwich Road IP006 UC006 Alloc 2001 Gipping Co-op warehouse, Paul's Road B Yes Yes No 0.63 0 28 28 0 28 28 IP010a UC010 part Alloc 2001 Priory Heath Co-op Depot, Felixstowe Road B Yes Yes Yes 2.73 0 98 98 0 32 33 33 98 a IP010b UC010 part Alloc 2001 Priory Heath Co-op Depot, Felixstowe Road B Yes Yes No 2.79 0 75 75 0 25 25 25 75 b IP011b UC011 part Alloc 2001 Alexandra Smart Street/Foundation Street B Yes Yes No 0.69 0 61 61 0 30 31 61

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Site Reference application Planning ref/DPD policy ref Type of permission (Allocation, Outline, Matters,Reserved Full) Parish/Ward address of and Name site Greenfield/Brownfield Available Suitable Achievable in 5 years Site Area of Total number built dwellings siteon Total number residual of under dwellings construction, permitted/allocated of Total number siteon dwellings No. of which residual expected are to be completed in 5 years Year Current 2013/14 (Yr 1) 2014/15 (Yr 2) 2015/16 (Yr 3) 2016/17 (Yr 4) 2017/18 (Yr 5) 2018/19 (Yr 6) 2019/20 (Yr 7) 2020/21 (Yr 8) 2021/22 (Yr 9) 2022/23 (Yr 10) 2023/24 (Yr 11) 2024/25 (Yr 12) 2025/26 (Yr 13) 2026/27 (Yr 14) 2027/28 (Yr 15) 2028/29 Total Identified Supply Continued: Sites where principle of development accepted (planning permissions subject to S106, draft DPD sites and lapsed planning permissions supported by the SHLAA) IP012 UC012 Preferred Alexandra Peter's Ice Cream, Grimwade B Yes Yes No 0.32 0 35 35 0 35 35 Option St/Star Lane IP015 UC015 Preferred Gipping West End Road Surface Car B Yes Yes No 1.22 0 27 27 0 27 27 Option Park IP017a 09/00195 Lapsed PP Gipping 134-154 Handford Road BrownfieldYes Yes Yes 0.08 0 12 12 12 12 12 IP029 UC030 Preferred Whitehouse Land opposite 674-734 Bramford G Yes Yes Yes 2.26 0 71 71 71 35 36 71 Option Rd IP031 UC032 Preferred Bridge Burrell Road B Yes Yes No 0.44 0 20 20 0 20 20 Option IP032 UC033 Preferred Whitton King George V Field, Old G Yes Yes No 3.54 0 99 99 0 33 33 33 99 Option Norwich Rd IP033 UC034 Preferred Whitehouse Land at Bramford Road (Stocks B Yes Yes No 2.03 0 46 46 0 23 23 46 Option site) IP037 UC038 Alloc 2001 Holywells Island site B Yes Yes No 6.02 0 271 271 0 54 54 54 54 55 271 IP039a UC040 Alloc 2001 Bridge Land between Gower Strret and B Yes Yes No 0.48 0 43 43 0 21 22 43 Great Whip Street IP040 & UC041 & Alloc Alexandra Civic Centre area, Civic Drive B Yes Yes No 1.31 0 29 29 0 29 29 IP041 UC042 2001/S106 IP043 UC044 Alexandra Commercial Buildings and B Yes Yes No 0.7 0 62 62 0 31 31 62 Jewish Burial Ground site, Star IP048 UC051 Preferred Alexandra MintLane Quarter B Yes Yes No 1.35 0 73 73 0 36 37 73 Option IP052 UC055 Alexandra Land between Lower Orwell B Yes Yes No 0.4 0 35 35 0 17 18 35 Street and Star Lane IP054 UC057 Alexandra Land between Old Cattle Market B Yes Yes No 1.72 0 28 28 0 28 28 and Star Lane IP059a UC062 Gipping Elton Park Industrial Estate, B Yes Yes Yes 2.63 0 105 105 105 35 35 35 105 Hadleigh Road IP061 UC064 Gipping School Site, Lavenham Road G Yes Yes Yes 1.08 0 30 30 30 30 30 IP065 UC068 Preferred Priory Heath Former 405 Club, Bader Close G Yes Yes Yes 3.22 0 108 108 108 36 36 36 108 (13/00368) Option (pending) IP066 UC069 Preferred Holywells JJ Wilson, White Elm Street B Yes Yes No 0.32 0 14 14 0 14 14 Option IP080 UC085 Preferred Bridge 240 Wherstead Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.49 0 27 27 27 27 27 Option IP083 UC089 Preferred Gipping Banks of river/Princes Street B Yes Yes No 0.76 0 17 17 0 17 17 Option IP089 UC096 Alloc 2001 Alexandra Waterworks Street B Yes Yes No 0.31 0 29 29 0 29 29 IP096 UC109 Preferred Gipping Car Park Handford Rd East B Yes Yes Yes 0.22 0 24 24 0 24 24 Option IP098 UC111 Alloc 2001 Holywells Transco, south of Patteson B Yes Yes Yes 0.57 0 63 63 0 31 32 63 Road

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Site Reference application Planning ref/DPD policy ref Type of permission (Allocation, Outline, Matters,Reserved Full) Parish/Ward address of and Name site Greenfield/Brownfield Available Suitable Achievable in 5 years Site Area of Total number built dwellings siteon Total number residual of under dwellings construction, permitted/allocated of Total number siteon dwellings No. of which residual expected are to be completed in 5 years Year Current 2013/14 (Yr 1) 2014/15 (Yr 2) 2015/16 (Yr 3) 2016/17 (Yr 4) 2017/18 (Yr 5) 2018/19 (Yr 6) 2019/20 (Yr 7) 2020/21 (Yr 8) 2021/22 (Yr 9) 2022/23 (Yr 10) 2023/24 (Yr 11) 2024/25 (Yr 12) 2025/26 (Yr 13) 2026/27 (Yr 14) 2027/28 (Yr 15) 2028/29 Total Identified Supply Continued: Sites where principle of development accepted (planning permissions subject to S106, draft DPD sites and lapsed planning permissions supported by the SHLAA) IP113 UC171 Preferred Alexandra The Railway PH & Foxhall Rd B Yes Yes Yes 0.34 0 8 8 8 8 8 Option IP116 part UC185 Preferred St John's St Clements Hospital Grounds B Yes Yes Yes 4.88 0 95 95 57 19 19 19 19 19 95 (13/00762) Option (pending) IP116 part UC185 Preferred St John's St Clements Hospital Grounds G Yes Yes Yes 6.74 0 132 132 78 26 26 26 27 27 132 (13/00762) Option (pending) IP121 UC209 Preferred Stoke Park Front of pumping station, G Yes Yes No 0.6 0 27 27 0 27 27 Option Belstead Rd IP131 UC245 St John's 45 Milton Street B Yes Yes Yes 0.28 0 13 13 0 13 13 IP136 UC251 Alloc 2001 Alexandra Silo, College Street B Yes Yes No 0.16 0 21 21 0 21 21 IP142 UC259 Holywells Land at Duke Street B Yes Yes Yes 0.39 0 32 32 32 32 32 IP150c UC267 Priory Heath Land south of Ravenswood G Yes Yes Yes 4.62 0 162 162 162 54 54 54 162 IP165 IP165 Alloc 2001 Whitehouse Eastway Business Park, Europa B Yes Yes Yes 2.08 0 100 100 100 33 33 34 100 Way IP172 UC088 Lapsed PP St Margaret's 15-19 St Margaret's Green B Yes Yes Yes 0.08 0 9 9 9 9 9 IP175 05/00685 Lapsed Whitehouse 47-51 Waveney Road B Yes Yes Yes 0.15 0 12 12 0 12 12 Outline PP IP188 IP188 Alloc 2001 Bridge Websters Saleyard site, Dock B Yes Yes Yes 0.11 0 9 9 9 9 9 Street IP221 06/01007 Lapsed PP Whitehouse Flying Horse PH, 4 Waterford B Yes Yes No 0.35 0 6 6 0 6 6 Road IP256 Castle Hill Artificial Hockey Pitch, Ipswich B Yes Yes No 0.87 0 30 30 0 30 30 Sports Club, Henley Road IP257 Priory Heath Land at Felixstowe Road east of B Yes Yes No 0.78 0 27 27 0 27 27 Malvern Close IP259 Priory Heath Former Holywells High School B Yes Yes Yes 1.82 0 82 82 82 41 41 82 (buildings)

Contingent sites not included above but identified in SHLAA/Urban capacity study e.g. broad locations for growth Land west of Westerfield Road G Yes Yes Part 0 1,106 1,106 600 50 150 200 200 200 200 106 1,106 and south of Railway Line Broad Location North Ipswich G Yes Yes No 0 2,075 2,075 0 94 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 1,494 A justified windfall element (linked to SHLAA evidence of genuine local circumstances) Small windfall sites B 0 300 300 0 60 60 60 60 60 300 Large unidentified brownfield B 0 2075 2,075 0 125 125 125 125 125 290 290 290 290 290 2075 sites

Total 3,729 136 348 591 925 937 928 725 620 575 582 583 690 661 661 661 662 10,285

Brownfield Total 2,580 88 305 462 652 579 582 438 360 342 382 383 490 461 461 461 462 6,908 Greenfield Land 1149 48 43 129 273 358 346 287 260 233 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 3377 46 of 67

OBJECTIVE 4

Indicator 4.1 – Previously developed land that has been vacant or derelict for more than five years

Not monitored during the period 2012 – 2013

Indicator 4.2 – Density of residential development taking place in IP-One

17 (17.7%) of the 96 new dwellings completed were in the IP-One area. 15 dwellings were completed within the IP-One area on developments of more than 10 dwellings. These 15 dwellings were part of a scheme of Hawes Street for 21 dwellings and the density across the whole site is 53.8 dwellings per hectare.

Indicator 4.3 – Percentage of major schemes in IP-One consisting of a mix of uses

Not monitored during the period 2012 – 2013

Target – Over the plan period, 75% of major developments to take place in IP-One, District Centres or within 800m of District Centres

Of the 96 housing completions, 85.4% were within 800 metres of a district centre and the central shopping area.

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OBJECTIVE 5

Indicator 5.1 - Net change in retail floorspace, inside and outside of the Central Shopping Area (CSA)

2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013

Central Shopping Area 578 0 Outside CSA 985 6,409

Total 1,563 6,409

District and Local centres overview table

No. of store Total Vacancy % No. of C3 Residential % No. of A1 retail units vacant conversions A1 retail %

Total 805 74 8 69 8 452 57

Full data set available within the 2013 District and Local Centres report

Indicator 5.2 - Additional employment floorspace at former Crane's site

2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013

Total Employment Floor Space (Sq. m) 0 0

Indicator 5.3 - Gains in Green Infrastructure within the Ipswich Policy Area (ha)

Not monitored during the period 2012 - 2013

48 of 67 Ipswich Green Flag Parks

Green Flag Parks Alexandra Park Bourne Park Chantry Park Christchurch Park 2012 - 5th occasion awarded green flag Gippeswyk Park Holywells Park 2012 - 2nd occasion awarded green flag Landseer Park Orwell Country Park

Indicator 5.4 - Number of students at University Campus Suffolk and Suffolk New College

2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2012- 2008-2013 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 % change

University Campus Suffolk 3,036 3,408 3,592 3,970 3,509 15.6

Suffolk New College 8,119 8,452 8,486 5,774 5,741 -29

Total 11,155 11,860 12,078 9,744 9,250 -17

Target – ‘Venuescore’ national hierarchy of shopping centre (No.1 being best, out of 2000)

2011 2013

Ipswich retail ranking 50 58

49 of 67 OBJECTIVE 6

Indicators 6.1 - Average journey time per mile in morning peak

Indicators 6.2 - Access to services and facilities by public transport, walking and cycling

Indicators 6.3 - Mode of travel used for children travelling to school

All of the above indicators are based on the former National Indicator list and are no longer monitored as part of the Local Area Agreements with central government.

Target - To link with Major Scheme to achieve a 15% modal switch for journeys in Ipswich by 2021

Work continues with Suffolk County Council with regards to the Ipswich Major Scheme ‘Travel Ipswich’ and road improvements and implementation of the traffic control system. A number of road improvements have been implemented in the 2013 – 2014 period which will be shown in the AMR for this period.

50 of 67 OBJECTIVE 7

Indicator 7.1 - Applications that were subject to Environment Agency Consultation

No. of applications Decision Environment Agency comment 12/00384/FUL Powell Duffryn Terminals Ltd, Cliff Approved No objection Quay, Ipswich

12/00386/FUL Whitton Water Pumping Station, Approved No objection Thurleston Lane 12/00429/FUL Fire Service Headquarters & 261A Approved Objection* Sidegate Lane, Colchester Road 12/00436/FUL Websters Trade Yard, Dock Street Refused Objection 12/00532/FUL Land Rear Of 2 Bath Street, Hawes Approved No objection Street 12/00615/FUL Land To The West Of Ransomes Way Approved No objection Nacton Road 12/00639/FUL 10 Grafton Way Withdrawn No objection 12/00650/FUL Car Parking Area,The Maltings, Refused None received Princes Street 12/00654/OUT 50 Russet Road Approved No objection 12/00700/OUT 6 To 28 Landseer Road And Part Cliff Approved No objection Brewery, Cliff Road 12/00702/FUL Cliff Brewery, Cliff Road Approved No objection 12/00717/FUL Commercial Unit, John Street Approved No objection 12/00752/FUL Waterfront Car Park, St Peters Dock Approved No objection 12/00762/FUL 2 Trent Road Approved No objection 12/00771/FUL Amenity Land Adjacent To Pooleys Approved No objection Yard, Ranelagh Road 12/00777/FUL 7 Portmans Walk, Ipswich Approved No objection 12/00782/FUL Land Adjacent To,The Mermaid Public Refused No objection House, Yarmouth Road 12/00831/FUL 84 Fore Street Approved No objection 13/00069/FUL Websters Trade Yard, Dock Street Approved No objection 13/00229/FUL 19 Holywells Road Approved No objection 13/00230/FUL 19 Holywells Road Approved No objection

* Objection received owing to lack of correct FRA. Applicant resubmitted and approval was granted subject to EA conditions

Target - Implementation of the tidal surge barrier by 2014

Flood defence barrier expected to be in operation in 2017.

51 of 67 OBJECTIVE 8

Indicator 8.1a - County Wildlife Sites 2012 - 2013

Name 2012 Area 2013 Area Loss since Gain since Total (hectares) (hectares) 2012 2012 Gain/Loss

Alderman Canal 2.05 2.05 0 0 0 Ashground Covert and Alder Carr (area within IBC – total site 15.32) 5 5 0 0 0 Bourne Park Reedbed 7.47 7.47 0 0 0 Brazier's Wood, Pond Alder Carr and Meadows 29.85 29.85 0 0 0 Bridge Wood (2 parts within IBC – total site 37.91) 2.81 2.81 0 0 0 Chantry Park, Beechwater and Meadow 10.51 10.51 0 0 0 Christchurch Park including Arboretum 32.93 32.93 0 0 0 Dales Road Woodland 5.85 5.85 0 0 0 Holywells Park and canal 21.01 21.01 0 0 0 Landseer Park Carr 17.25 17.25 0 0 0 Pipers Vale 20.71 20.71 0 0 0 Ransomes Industrial Park 0.16 0.16 0 0 0 River Gipping 4.61 4.61 0 0 0 River Orwell (Wet Dock area) 10.07 10.07 0 0 0 River Orwell 26.45 26.45 0 0 0 Rushmere Heath (area within IBC – total site 79.68) 8.92 8.92 0 0 0 Stoke Park Wood and Fishpond Covert 2.16 2.16 0 0 0 Volvo Raeburn Road site 6.27 6.27 0 0 0 Wharfedale Road meadow 0.18 0.18 0 0 0 Ransomes Europark Heathland 2.3 2.3 0 0 0 Bourne Bridge Grassland (area within IBC - site reference ‘Babergh 136’ total 2.29ha) 0.8 0.8 0 0 0

Total 217.36 217.36 0 0 0

Carr definition: A type of wetland with peaty soils, generally found in low-lying situations, with a distinctive woody vegetation cover consisting of trees.

52 of 67 Indicator 8.1b -Sites of Special Scientific Interest 2012 - 2013

Name 2012 Area 2013 Area Loss since Gain Total (hectares) (hectares) 2013 since Gain/Loss(-) 2013

Bed of River Orwell (2 parts 41.36 41.27 0 0 0 within IBC) Bixley Heath (area within IBC) 4.01 4 0 0 0 Stoke Bridge Railway Tunnel 2.21 2.2 0 0 0

Total 47.58 47.47* 0 0 0

* There are some very minor changes in values recorded for some site areas. These variations are due to an official GIS layer being obtained for 2013 boundary monitiriung purposes, not to an actual reduction in site areas.

Indicator 8.1c - Ramsar sites 2012 - 2013

Name 2012 Area 2013 Area Loss since Gain since Total (hectares) (hectares) 2013 2013 Gain/Loss(-)

Bed of River Orwell (2 parts 41.36 41.27 0 0 0 within IBC)

Total 41.36 41.27* 0 0 0

Indicator 8.1d - Ancient Woodland 2012 - 2013

Name 2012 Area 2013 Area Loss since Gain since Total (hectares) (hectares) 2013 2013 Gain/Loss(-)

Brazier’s Wood 3.51 3.51 0 0 0 Bridge Wood (area within Ipswich Borough Council – whole site 30.51ha) 0.07 0.07 0 0 0

Total 3.58 3.58 0 0 0

53 of 67 Indicator 8.1e - Local Nature reserves 2012 - 2013

Name 2012 Area 2013 Area Loss since Gain since Total (hectares) (hectares) 2013 2013 Gain/Loss(-)

Alderman Canal east 1.62 1.6 0 0 0 Alderman Canal west 0.97 0.98 0 0 0 Bixley Heath (area within IBC) 4.01 4 0 0 0 Bobbit’s Lane (area within IBC) 6.11 6.33 0 0 0 Bourne Park Reedbeds 7.49 7.44 0 0 0 Bridge Wood (area within IBC) 1.88 1.78 0 0 0 Piper’s Vale 19.76 19.67 0 0 0 Stoke Park Wood 2.16 2.17 0 0 0 The Dales Open Space 5.87 5.87 0 0 0

Total 49.87 49.84* 0 0 0

Indicator 8.2 - Ipswich buildings on the At Risk Register

List of buildings on Risk Register Year Added

1-5 College Street before 2012 4 College Street before 2012 The Old Bell Inn, Stoke Street 2012 Tolly Cobbold Brewery, Cliff Quay 2012 St Michael's Church, Upper Brook Street before 2012 County Hall, St Helen's Street 2012

Total 6

54 of 67 Target - To increase tree canopy cover in the Borough by 15%

Ward Ward area in hectares Canopy coverage in Coverage % hectares

Alexandra 190.18 68.12 10.05 Bixley 245.37 30.26 12.3 Bridge 217.7 15.67 7.2 Castle Hill 175.37 23.08 13.16 Gainsborough 364.94 46.73 12.8 Gipping 345.9 47.74 13.8 Holywells 196.72 26.66 13.55 Priory Heath 412.89 24.85 6.02 Rushmere 264.52 21.3 8.05 St John's 162.38 19.45 11.98 St Margaret's 393.63 86.9 22.07 Sprites 121.72 6.98 5.73 Stoke Park 197.04 41.83 21.23 Westgate 117.46 9.53 8.1 Whitehouse 260.14 28.19 10.84 Whitton 363.98 33.37 9.17

Total 4,029.94 530.66 11.63

Monitoring of this target has started during the period 2012–2013. Progress against the target of 15% can therefore be monitored as part of the AMR for years 2013–2014.

55 of 67 OBJECTIVE 9

Indicator 9.1a - Primary School class teacher / pupil ratios

Primary Schools 2013

Britannia Primary School 24.3 Cliff Lane Primary School 23.0 Clifford Road Primary School 24.0 Gusford Community Primary School 22.4 Halifax Primary School 24.8 Handford Hall Primary School 19.6 Hillside Community Primary School 18.2 Morland Primary School 20.2 Murrayfield Community Primary School 17.4 The Oaks Community Primary School 18.8 Piper's Vale Community Primary School 17.3 Ranelagh Primary School 19.1 Ravenswood Community Primary School 20.2 Rose Hill Primary School 21.2 Rushmere Hall Primary School 21.9 St Helen's Primary School 21.5 St John's CofE Primary School* 23.9 St Margaret's CofE Primary School* 25.2 St Mark's Catholic Primary School 23.2 St Mary's Catholic Primary School 23.5 St Matthew's CofE Primary School* 21.8 Sidegate Primary School 21.8 Springfiled Junior School 20.7 Sprites Primary School 23.8 The Willows Primary School 19.0 Beacon Hill School 8.4 The Bridge School 5.1 England State funded only 21.0

Ipswich primary school averages 20.4*

*Ratio of the full time equivalent (FTE) pupils to the full time equivalent qualified teachers at the school.

56 of 67 Indicator 9.1b - Secondary School class teacher / pupil ratios

Secondary Schools 2013

Chantry High School 15.5 Copelston High School 17.2 Ipswich Academy 15.0 Ipswich School N/A Northgate High School 15.1 St Alban's Catholic High School* 17.4 St Joseph's College N/A Stoke High School 15.2 Beacon Hill School 8.4 The Bridge School 5.1 Liberty Lodge N/A England State funded schools 15.6 Ipswich secondary school averages 15.6*

*Ratio of the full time equivalent (FTE) pupils to the full time equivalent qualified teachers at the school.

Indicator 9.1c - 16 - 18 years class teacher / pupil ratios

16-18 years education 2013

Copleston High School 17.2 Ipswich School 15.0 Northgate High School 15.1 St Albans Catholic High School* 17.4 St Joseph's College N/A Suffolk New College# N/A England State funded only 15.6 Ipswich averages 16.2*

*Ratio of the full time equivalent (FTE) pupils to the full time equivalent qualified teachers at the school.

57 of 67 Indicator 9.2 - Percentage of new community facilities within 800m of a centre

Ref Address Proposal

e No. e

In or within or In 800m of (Y/N) centre a Distance from middlecentre of District(D/L) local centr 03/00952/FUL Ipswich Hospital NHS Extension to the existing Y 428m D17 Trust, Heath Road, mortuary IP4 5PD 08/00573/FUL St Clements Hospital, New building to provide low Y 395m L22 Foxhall Road, IP3 8LS secure unit and associated parking 08/00578/FUL Ipswich Hospital NHS Erection of new mental health Y 290m D17 Trust, Heath Road, ward IP4 5PD 11/00794/FUL 29 Chesterfield Drive, Creation of pharmacy Y 385m D3 IP1 6DW 11/00535/FPI4 Ipswich Crematorium, Crematorium building upgrade Y 325m L15 Cemetery Lane, IP4 2TQ 11/00555/FUL Spiritualist Church, 131 Extension and external ramps Y 185m L46 Woodbridge Road, and disabled parking bay IP4 2PF 11/00665/FUL 291 Woodbridge Road, Formation of (D1) consulting Y 0m L36 IP4 4AS rooms/hypnotherapy, counselling and complementary therapy 11/00777/FUL St Helens House, 571 Audiology suite within purpose Y 275m L22 Foxhall Road, IP3 8LX built building

Average distance 100% 245m

58 of 67 OBJECTIVE 10

Indicator 10.1 - Percentage of those unemployment ages 16 - 64

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Q4 3.7 3.2 5.8 9.7 7.4 9.1 Q1 3.4 3.0 6.4 9.0 7.9 11.1 Q2 4.0 4.6 6.9 8.7 7.8 9.9 Q3 3.7 4.8 8.0 9.1 6.9 10.2

Total 3.7 3.9 6.8 9.1 7.5 10.1

Above data shown in 4 quarters per year 2007/08 – 2012/13. All data on unemployment taken from Suffolk Observatory.

Indicator 10.2a - % of Key Stage 2 students achieving Level 4 or above in English and Maths 2009 2010 2011 2012 Britannia Primary School 88% 83% 87% 83% Cliff Lane Primary School 82% 74% 63% 77% Clifford Road Primary School 57% 77% 71% 74% Gusford Community Primary School 59% 63% 66% 62% Halifax Primary School 71% 59% 78% 85% Handford Hall Primary School 50% 65% 57% 81% Hillside Community Primary School 60% 68% 50% 62% Morland Primary School 55% 79% 71% 78% Murrayfield Community Primary School 30% 73% 68% 61% The Oaks Community Primary School 34% 57% 68% 71% Piper's Vale Community Primary School 51% 58% 51% 64% Ranelagh Primary School 58% 48% 54% 75% Ravenswood Community Primary School 48% 58% 57% 60% Rose Hill Primary School 68% 61% 56% 58% Rushmere Hall Primary School 43% 60% 76% 73% St Helen's Primary School 91% 81% 80% 78% St John's CofE Primary School* 83% 93% 93% 93% St Margaret's CofE Primary School* 77% 90% 93% 93% St Mark's Catholic Primary School 87% 97% 94% 100% St Mary's Catholic Primary School 93% 90% 100% 93% St Matthew's CofE Primary School* 73% 81% 56% 83% Sidegate Primary School 66% IA 60% 67% Springfiled Junior School 72% 68% 88% 85% Sprites Primary School 59% 79% 67% 72% The Willows Primary School 82% 64% 85% 78% Beacon Hill School 0% 0% 0% 0% The Bridge School 0% 0% 0% 0% England All Schools 72% 73% 74% 79% England State funded only 72% 73% 74% 79% Ipswich averages 61% 64% 66% 71% * Voluntary Aided, with Special schools in italics No KS2 data available from - Gusford Community Primary School (Academy Sponser Led), Ipswich School, St Joseph's College, Springfield Infant School and Nursery.

59 of 67 Indicator 10.2b - Number of secondary school pupils achieving 5+ A* - c GCSEs or equivalent including English and Maths

2009 2010 2011 2012

Chantry High School 26% 37% 38% 40% Copelston High School 48% 69% 64% 61% Ipswich Academy NA NA NA 23% Ipswich School 99% 15% 98% 98% Northgate High School 70% 68% 77% 66% St Alban's Catholic High School* 65% 63% 68% 59% St Joseph's College 67% 57% 66% 77% Stoke High School 38% 38% 43% 41% Beacon Hill School 0% 0% 0% 0% The Bridge School NA NA NA 0% Liberty Lodge NA NA NA 0% England all schools 49.80% 53.50% 59.00% 59.40% England State funded schools 50.70% 55.20% 58.20% 58.80%

Ipswich averages 38% 32% 41% 42%

* Voluntary Aided, Special schools in italics No data available from - Prospect School, St Albans Catholic High School Academy, and Suffolk New Academy.

Indicator 10.2c - 16 - 18 year old attainment (Results from academic year 2012 - 2013)

% KS5 gaining % KS5 gaining % KS5 gaining 3 or more A 2 or more A 1 or more A levels at A*-E levels at A*-E levels at A*-E

Copleston High School 89% 95% 100% Ipswich School 99% 100% 100% Northgate High School 98% 100% 100% St Albans Catholic High School* 96% 100% 100% St Joseph's College 76% 92% 100% Suffolk New College# 6% 8% 8% England All Schools 55.5% 63.7% 68.0% England State funded only 52.3% 60.7% 65.3%

Ipswich averages 77% 83% 85% without SNC 92% 97% 100%

* Voluntary Aided, # General further education No data from At Albans Catholic High School Academy, and Ipswich Academy

60 of 67 Target - Ipswich rank in indices of multiple deprivation. Rank of average scores (1-326), where 1 is most deprived.

2000 2004 2007 2010

Indices of Multiple Deprivation - Ipswich 110 98 99 83

Target - Ipswich rank on indices of multiple of deprivation, Suffolk comparisons

Local Authority 2013

Babergh District 240 Forest Heath District 227 Ipswich District 83 Mid Suffolk District 283 St. Edmundsbury District 224 Suffolk Coastal District 258 Waveney District 115

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Indicator 11.1 - Totals of all events including one-off annual events. (NB: Data from 2012-2013 not complete)

2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 IP -Art (all events) 100,000 100,000 100,000 Maritime Ipswich 55,000 60,000 70,000 Larking Gowen Half Marathon 2,000 1,500 1,500 Skyride 6,000 15,000 15,000 Speciality Markets 20,000 20,000 20,000 Other one-off events 53,500 27,300 161,500* Total 125,000 189,300 319,000

* Particular buoyancy in 2012-2013 due to Jubilee celebrations and the London 2012 Olympic s torch relay.

Indicator 11.1 - Visitors to Ipswich museums, galleries and Christchurch mansion as individuals and as part of organised groups 2011 2012 2013 Ipswich Museum, Art-Gallery, and Christchurch Park 1,440 1,207 2,086 Organised groups visits 10,810 10,762 11,920 Total 12,250 11,969 14,006

Target - Crime figures in comparison to averages over past three years

Violence Serious Domestic Robbery with Injury sexual burglary offences 2009 - 2010 1,389 184 1,183 122 2010 - 2011 1,283 178 1,289 126 2011 - 2012 1,349 199 1,232 203 2012 - 2013 1,185 170 1,233 154 Total difference year on year -164 -29 1 -49

As a percentage on previous year -12.2% -14.6% +0.1% -24.1%

Target - Ipswich recorded crime figures per thousand.

2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2012- 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Recorder crime per thousand population 106 107 100 103 92

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OBJECTIVE 12

Indicator 12.1 - Joint working taking place through IPA Board (or equivalent forum) or the Haven Gateway Partnership

Target - To achieve effective cross boundary working on strategic greenspace and employment site provision

A shared evidence base through the Ipswich Policy Area group is being developed building on a history of shared evidence base studies. This will contribute to achieving cross boundary strategic greenspace and employment site provision building upon those sites identified in local plans in Babergh, Mid Suffolk and Suffolk Coastal districts, and within Ipswich borough.

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OBJECTIVE 1 Design Standards and Sustainable homes target data is monitored through internal sources only, and is not available other than in this document when it is published.

OBJECTIVE 2 H. M. Government website publications – CO2 emissions https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-emissions-estimates

Local Authority CO2 emissions estimates 2011 – Department of Energy & Climate Change https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/211878/110713_Local_C O2_NS_Annex_B.pdf

Local Air Quality Management Report 2012 http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/downloads/Updating_and_Screening_Assessment_2012.pdf

OBJECTIVE 3 Ipswich Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Update November 2013 https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/content/strategic-housing-land-availability-assessment

OBJECTIVE 4 N/A

OBJECTIVE 5 University Campus Suffolk – Student data http://ucs.ac.uk/About/Equality-and-Diversity/Staff-student-data-2012.pdf

Keep Britain Tidy – Green Flag Awards http://greenflag.keepbritaintidy.org/media/113051/green_flag_award_winners_-_29th_july_2013.pdf

Suffolk New College – Student data

Ipswich Retail Ranking taken from Venuescore national hierarchy of shopping centres cited in DTZ (2013) Appraisal of Ipswich Town Centre Opportunity Areas (August 2013) https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/www.ipswich.gov.uk/files/Ipswich_Town_Centre_Opportunity_Area_Report.pdf

OBJECTIVE 6 Department of Transport – Transport data up until 2011 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for- transport&publication_filter_option=statistics

Department of Communities and Local government – Single Data List https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263092/The_Single_Data _List_March_2012.pdf

OBJECTIVE 7 Data on local application of Environment Agency advice as per Appendices

Implementation of Tidal Surge barrier: see updates online at www.environment-agency.gov.uk

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Buildings at Risk. http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1527

OBJECTIVE 9 Department of Education for Ipswich Schools http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi- bin/schools/performance/2011/search.pl?searchType=postcode&postcode=ip1+2de&distance=3&pha se=all

Community Facilities data is monitored through internal sources only, and is not available other than in this document when it is published.

OBJECTIVE 10 Suffolk Observatory – Unemployment – Total Unemployment % (of 16-64 pop) http://www.suffolkobservatory.info/ViewDataView.aspx?viewUniqueID=26059&geoUniqueID=1&themeU niqueID=2

Department of Education – School and Local Statistics http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/geo/pconE14000761_all.html

Department of Communities and Local Government - English indices of deprivation https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/english-indices-of-deprivation

OBJECTIVE 11 Ipswich Events 2012 http://issuu.com/ipswich/docs/ipswich_events_11-12__page_02_

State of Ipswich http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1395

Suffolk Observatory – http://www.suffolkobservatory.info/ViewDataView.aspx?viewUniqueID=26190&geoUniqueID=1&themeU niqueID=8

Purple Flag Award http://www.ipswich.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=989

OBJECTIVE 12 N/A

STATUTORY INDICATORS Regulation 34 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/767/regulation/34/made

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GLOSSARY

AMR Authority Monitoring Report submitted to Government on progress with Report preparing the Local Development Framework and the extent to which policies are being achieved.

CO2 Carbon Dioxide CO2 or Carbon Emissions into the atmosphere contribute to global warming and as a result climate Change. CO2 emissions are recorded in tonnes of carbon emissions for each member of the population or (t) per capita.

CIL Community Local Authorities will be empowered to set a charge for Infrastructure Levy most developments, through a simple formula related to the scale and type of a scheme. The proceeds of the levy must be spent on local and sub-regional infrastructure to support the development of the area.

Core Strategy and The Core Strategy and Policies DPD forms part of the Policies DPD Local Development Framework, and is formed of a Strategic Vision, Spatial Strategy, and development Policies.

CfSH Code for Sustainable National standard for key elements of design and Homes construction, which affect the sustainability of a new home. It is used by home designers and builders as a guide to development. Corporate Plan The Council's plan which sets out the strategic objectives of the Council as a whole. DPH Density or dwellings per A term relating to the amount of new housing in a specific hectare area. E.G. High density refers to 90 - 110 dwellings per hectare or DPH. Medium density refers to new housing of at least 40 dph, and low density refers to new housing under 40 dph. DPD Development Plan A local development document in the Local Development Document Framework which forms part of the statutory development plan. The Core Strategy and Policies is a DPD.

FRA Flood Risk Assessment Carried out by, or on behalf of, a developer to assess the risk to a development site and to demonstrate how flood risk from all sources of flooding to the development itself and flood risk to others will be managed now, and taking climate change into account.

FTE Full Time Equivalent The method in capturing those in employment or education who are either in full-time or part-time, as a single figure.

66 of 67 Ipswich Northern Fringe An area to the North of Ipswich located between Henley Road and Tuddenham Road that is identified for the delivery of housing and associated infrastructure. Now known as the Ipswich Garden Suburb.

GIS Geographical A system designed to capture, store, manipulate, Information System analyse, manage, and present all types of geographical data IPA Ipswich Policy Area An area extending across the tight administrative boundary of Ipswich into adjacent Local Authorities, where a coordinated approach to strategic planning for housing, employment and infrastructure takes place. KS2, Key Stage 2, 4 or 5 Place in the education system based on key stages. KS2 KS4, represents the year prior to going to middle school. KS$ KS5 represents the year of GCSE examinations. KS5 represents 16 - 18 years education most often A level examinations.

LDD Local Development A general term for a document in the Local Development Document Framework (now Local Plan). It includes the Core Strategy and Policies and other development plan documents, and supplementary planning documents.

Local Area Agreements A 3-year agreement between Local Authorities and Central Government based on local Sustainable Community Strategies.

LDF Local Development A series of documents including LDDs and SPDs making Framework up the Local Development Plan, now known as the Local Plan.

Modal Shift Movement of use of preferential method of transport from one use (such as private car) to another (such as public transport). NPPF National Planning Policy Central Government planning policy laid down in a written Framework framework, with the main aim being to achieve sustainable development. PDL Previously Developed Land that is or was occupied by a permanent structure Land including the boundary of the developed land and any associated fixed surface infrastructure. SHLAA Strategic Housing Land The Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment is a Availability Assessment key component of the evidence base underpinning the Local Development Framework, by identifying a list of sites which may be suitable and available for housing development. SPD Supplementary A local development document that provides further detail Planning Document of policies in the development plan documents or of saved local plan policies. They do not have development plan status.

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